Mother charged with the attempted murder of daughter who suffered with ME

A mother has been charged with the attempted murder of her 31-year-old daughter who suffered from ME, police said.

2:59PM BST 16 Apr 2009

Kathleen Gilderdale, 54, known as Kay, was released on police bail last December after the death of her daughter Lynn, who contracted myalgic encephalopathy (ME) following a tuberculosis vaccination at age 14 in 1991.

Gilderdale, who lives in the village of Stonegate, near Heathfield, East Sussex, has been bailed to appear at Brighton Magistrates' Court on April 21, Sussex Police said.

The investigation into the death of Miss Gilderdale was led by Sussex Police's major crime branch.

In a statement, police said: "Kathleen Gilderdale, 54, of Stonegate, has been charged that between December 2 and December 4 2008, she attempted to murder Lynn Gilderdale, who was found dead at her home in Stonegate, near Heathfield, on December 4 last year.

"She has been bailed to appear at Brighton Magistrates' Court on Tuesday next week."